| re: ‘‘Tis the season; of “Here’s Love”’s unsung small treasures | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 11:13 pm EST 12/31/18 | |
| In reply to: re: ‘‘Tis the season; of “Here’s Love”’s unsung small treasures - AlanScott 09:10 pm EST 12/31/18 | |
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| This time of year I generally pull out the CD of Here's Love and listen to it again -- I'm not sure why exactly, probably just out of habit. The score is so mediocre with some of the most awkward lyrics I've ever heard. Even worse, though, is that Willson takes the Fred Gaily character (who John Payne in the '47 film made so likeable despite being kind of slick) and turns him into an unpleasant jerk (at least until the middle of Act Two). Nevertheless, I do think that "You Don't Know" and "That Man Over There" are quite good. I also like "The Bugle", "Pine Cones and Holly Berries", and Janis Paige's reprise of "Look, Little Girl". Actually she and Naismith are fine on the recording. There's a theater in the greater Chicago area that presents Here's Love during the Christmas season every 3 years -- under various titles, but never under the original one. I saw the 2010 production. The fine character actor Peter Kevoian was excellent as Mr. Macy and stopped the show with "That Man Over There". |
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